WJB is on the right track in the thought that the Lions need to figure out who will be the LT after Backus. I don't know for sure that they think as he does that Reiff isn't that guy, or that Backus is all done. It may be that the Lions have plans to fill the LT spot with Backus, Reiff or Fox. They seem to think they have OL who can play this year who were inactive last year. If the Lions are to succeed, their middle rd picks (Fox, T. Lewis etc) must someday develop into players and see the field. I don't think that the Lions' FO is unaware of this. I love the idea of them bolstering the OL, i just think they may use that #5 pick on a D player...

That said. Here is my list..

1-5 D. Miliner CB2-5 Jarvis Jones - He may slide like Daquon Bowers did.. Medical stuff kills draft position.3-5 I think here you trade back to find a rd 4 pick. say to 3-12 or so. Then we take Cyprein to pair with Delmas4-12 Schewenke from Cal OC. push Dom to the benchrd 5- rd 7 BPA that fits needs. As if my early picks are not need based... Looking here for fast RB, someone to return kicks and another S for depth.

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March 4th, 2013, 1:39 am

sweetd20

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

Crypien might not be there for the Lions at their 2nd round pick if they go S late it would have to be a guy like Shamarko Thomas. Everybody wants Delmas to be this teams Bob Sanders, well Thomas has Sanders speed and hitting ability but needs to improve his downfield coverage although I think at this point he might be better than Dlemas in that area. I like what very little I've seen of Crypien and I mean very little and think he will be an excellent pick in the 2nd round if he is still on the board.

March 4th, 2013, 3:07 pm

kdsberman

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

I posted a quote in the Jungle under "Offseason moves", quoting a guy tweeting that the Lions are "strongly" considering moving Reiff to guard. For those of us pushing for the Lions to take a Joeckel/Fisher, this could be big news. I dont understand any other possible reason they would do that, unless they were aiming for Jake Long, which I highly doubt.

I posted a quote in the Jungle under "Offseason moves", quoting a guy tweeting that the Lions are "strongly" considering moving Reiff to guard. For those of us pushing for the Lions to take a Joeckel/Fisher, this could be big news. I dont understand any other possible reason they would do that, unless they were aiming for Jake Long, which I highly doubt.

I honestly doubt his ability at RT. I'd give him a shot there, but he struggled with bull rushers as much as he did speed rushers. I think OG may be the best spot for him. That said, I'm confident that Hilliard, Fox and Reiff can fill the RT role. Through experience, training etc I'm confident those three can get it done, but this team desperately needs an LT.

Even with the injury, this makes the DeCastro pick look like the better option.

March 5th, 2013, 9:04 pm

kdsberman

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

wjb21ndtown wrote:

kdsberman wrote:

I posted a quote in the Jungle under "Offseason moves", quoting a guy tweeting that the Lions are "strongly" considering moving Reiff to guard. For those of us pushing for the Lions to take a Joeckel/Fisher, this could be big news. I dont understand any other possible reason they would do that, unless they were aiming for Jake Long, which I highly doubt.

I honestly doubt his ability at RT. I'd give him a shot there, but he struggled with bull rushers as much as he did speed rushers. I think OG may be the best spot for him. That said, I'm confident that Hilliard, Fox and Reiff can fill the RT role. Through experience, training etc I'm confident those three can get it done, but this team desperately needs an LT.

Even with the injury, this makes the DeCastro pick look like the better option.

Agree.Just thinking now that with Branden Albert getting tagged and apparently only wanting to play LT, that COULD make KC pass on Joeckel and go defense. Doubt it, but more likely now.

I posted a quote in the Jungle under "Offseason moves", quoting a guy tweeting that the Lions are "strongly" considering moving Reiff to guard. For those of us pushing for the Lions to take a Joeckel/Fisher, this could be big news. I dont understand any other possible reason they would do that, unless they were aiming for Jake Long, which I highly doubt.

I honestly doubt his ability at RT. I'd give him a shot there, but he struggled with bull rushers as much as he did speed rushers. I think OG may be the best spot for him. That said, I'm confident that Hilliard, Fox and Reiff can fill the RT role. Through experience, training etc I'm confident those three can get it done, but this team desperately needs an LT.

Even with the injury, this makes the DeCastro pick look like the better option.

Agree.Just thinking now that with Branden Albert getting tagged and apparently only wanting to play LT, that COULD make KC pass on Joeckel and go defense. Doubt it, but more likely now.

The Reiff to guard thing reeks of a pre-draft smokescreen to me. If teams believe that, it expands what player we could reasonably take to just about anyone but a QB.

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March 5th, 2013, 11:04 pm

Shotty

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

Chiefs release Eric Winston. They had a plan all along. Joeckel-Albert will be a dominant duo.

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March 7th, 2013, 7:39 am

thelomasbrowns

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

Shotty wrote:

Chiefs release Eric Winston. They had a plan all along. Joeckel-Albert will be a dominant duo.

Maybe so, but I don't know why you'd play either the #1 pick or a franchise tendered LT at RT.

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March 7th, 2013, 10:21 am

Shotty

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Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

thelomasbrowns wrote:

Shotty wrote:

Chiefs release Eric Winston. They had a plan all along. Joeckel-Albert will be a dominant duo.

Maybe so, but I don't know why you'd play either the #1 pick or a franchise tendered LT at RT.

Also beats me, being that it was just reporte that Albert doesn't want to play right tackle or guard. Maybe they bulk up Joeckel and put him at RT just for 1 year until they find a true RT, which they obviously didn't see in Winston.

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March 7th, 2013, 10:59 am

wjb21ndtown

Re: Post your realistic perfect 2013 Lions draft scenario

thelomasbrowns wrote:

Shotty wrote:

Chiefs release Eric Winston. They had a plan all along. Joeckel-Albert will be a dominant duo.

Maybe so, but I don't know why you'd play either the #1 pick or a franchise tendered LT at RT.

It would give them the opportunity to never start a rookie LT. It's smart, IMO. It would allow them to play their first round pick at RT for a year, see what he has, take very little risk in keeping Albert at LT, and allow Albert to walk in 2014 with an experienced franchise OT on the roster.

OT really is that important. The fact that we ignore our OL year after year is ridiculous.

Chiefs release Eric Winston. They had a plan all along. Joeckel-Albert will be a dominant duo.

Maybe so, but I don't know why you'd play either the #1 pick or a franchise tendered LT at RT.

It would give them the opportunity to never start a rookie LT. It's smart, IMO. It would allow them to play their first round pick at RT for a year, see what he has, take very little risk in keeping Albert at LT, and allow Albert to walk in 2014 with an experienced franchise OT on the roster.

OT really is that important. The fact that we ignore our OL year after year is ridiculous.

I think they have too many holes to waste such a high pick on a RT and letting Albert walk is wasting a resource also. As much as people saying Albert is an average LT(I'm one of those people) it's due to his weird technique not lack of play. Albert is actually playing at a top level it's just in such an unconventional way it makes you wonder how long it will continue to work.

I think the plan for the chiefs is to keep Albert and find another RT in free agency. This year actually has a large amount of RTs available and with so many good lineman in the draft it should bring the price down to sign one in free agency.

Some might say Warmack is a reach at 5, but ill be honest I would love this scenario.

If we draft Warmack at 5 I would be disappointed with Jones in the 2nd round.

I'm all for taking an OT, or even Warmack at the top of the first, but there is some good, cheap D talent waiting there in the 2nd. I think we could get better value out of a CB, DE, S, or even LB in the 2nd if one falls. Additioanlly, IMO a true #2 WR would make a bigger impact on our offense than drafting Jones.

We have a litany of interior linemen, with Nagy, Raiola (he's likely going to play the year), Sims, the would be addition of Warmack, and the possibility that they may be looking at Reiff as an interior OL man. Heck, at that point, even a tier 2 OT would be be better than an OC, even if Jones is "the man" at the position.